Urbanization and vulnerable urban groups in Gaborone/Botswana
Cities of hunger. Urban food systems in developing countries
Botswana ; Food security ; Housing ; Land ; Living conditions ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Urbanization
This article examines two factors which are of major importance for urban poverty groups in Botswana: the costs the urban poor have to pay for housing, and the role assets like cattle and land play as safety elements in the urban livelihood system.
Germany ; Inter-community cooperation ; Regional policy ; Urban construction ; Urban development ; Urban network ; Urbanism
The paper explains why and in which way urban networks are examined: they are able to improve locational advantages in Germany (poly-central structures), and the instrument for developing spatial and functional networks (inter-urban co-operation
) needs to be examined in practice. This explanation is based on the regional policy objective of extending and developing urban networks. It is exemplary description of current urban interdependences and inter-urban co-operation. - (MT)
Centrality ; Housing policy ; Inter-disciplinary approach ; Local finance ; Research ; Residential mobility ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban district ; Urban function ; Urban growth ; Urban life ; Urban
morphology ; Urban network ; Urban planning ; Urban society ; Urban transport
A model of optimal spatial allocation of branch offices from the viewpoint of communication cost - in the case of a given urban system
Branch plant ; Economic cost ; Location ; Location-allocation model ; Model ; Optimization ; Urban economy ; Urban network ; Urban system
In the previous literature, the urban system is a result of corporate hierarchy. In reality, however, the urban system is also a determinant of allocation of branch offices. In this paper, the optimal allocation of branch offices is analyzed within
a given urban system. This system is Christaller's system, which is identifiable. - (KA)
Crisis, chaos, crunch? Planning for urban growth in the developing world
Facilities ; Housing ; Local government ; Public service ; Third World ; Urban administration ; Urban development ; Urban planning ; Urban policy ; Water supply
The shift from the traditional centralised approach not only involves new reponsabilities for urban residents, but for local authorities. Four problems are singled out for detailed consideration. There is a crucial constraint on meeting
Budapest ; Hungary ; Regional development ; Social change ; Social geography ; Town ; Twentieth Century ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban geography ; Urban growth ; Urban history ; Urban population ; Urban structure
The A. outlines the simplified urban belts of Budapest with specific features and spatial processes of the population growth and changes. It can be stated that the consequences of the economic transition after 1989 affected these urban belts in very
different ways. The changes, taken place in the social and functional structure of Budapest are displayed by various socio-economic indicators. The sectorial and group interests concerning the spatial development of the town and the different urban belts
Metropolitan food systems in developing countries: the perspective of urban metabolism
Cities of hunger. Urban food systems in developing countries
Food ; Food consumption ; Food security ; Social reproduction ; Third World ; Town ; Urban supply
The paper focuses on urban food metabolism, by using the concept of the food system which includes the sub-systems of production, supply, distribution and consumption of food.